References
- As mentioned in the introduction, citations are unaltered excerpts from the specific editions provided by the digital library al-Maktabatu sh-Shamilah. It should be noted that this library frequently revises editions (e.g. by adding vowel marks to texts).
- The here given information about the works and their authors is also provided by al-Maktabatu sh-Shamilah and has been supplemented in places.
- Arabic names are transcribed in pausal form and not in full form in the references, in order to comply with the established standard.
- In each section entries are arranged alphabetically, whereby the most common name is always taken into account and is written in bold.
- The specification of dates (death dates or dates of publication) is given in the following sequence: first the Hijri date (AH) and then the Common Era (CE) date.
The Qur'an
The Qur'an, trans. by Dr Muhammad Mahmud Ghali, Cairo: Dar An-Nashr li-l-Jami'at, 2001, Towards Understanding the Ever-Glorious Qur'an.
Traditional Works of Exegesis of the Qur'an
Ibn Abi Hatim ar-Razi, 'Abdu r-Rahman (died 327/939): Tafsir al-Qur'an al-'Azim. Mecca 1419/1998: Maktabat Nizar Mustafa al-Baz.
At-Tabari, Muhammad ibn Jarir (died 310/923): Jami' al-bayan 'an ta'wil ayi l-Qur'an (= Tafsir at-Tabari). 26 vols. Cairo 1422/2001: Dar Hajar li-t-Tiba'ah wa-n-Nashr wa-t-Tauzi' wa-l-I'lan.
Books of Hadith
Abu Dawud, Sulaiman ibn al-Ash'ath as-Sijistani (died 275/889): Sunan Abi Dawud. 4 vols. Sidon [i.a.]: al-Maktabah al-'Asriyyah. [revised edition by al-Maktabatu sh-Shamilah, date of publication not identified]
Abu 'Awanah, Ya'qub al-Isfirayini (died 316/928): al-Musnad as-sahih al-mukharraj 'ala Sahih Muslim (= Mustakhraj Abi 'Awanah). 20 vols. Medina 1435/2014: al-Jami'ah al-Islamiyyah.
Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Abu 'Abdillah (died 241/856): Musnad al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Beirut 1421/2001: Mu'assasat ar-Risalah.
Al-Bukhari, Muhammad ibn Isma'il (died 256/870): al-Jami' al-musnad as-sahih al-mukhtasar min umuri Rasuli-llah – sallallahu 'alayhi wa-sallam – wa-sunanih wa-ayyamih (= Sahih al-Bukhari). 9 vols. Beirut 1422/2001: Dar Tauq an-Najah.
Ad-Darimi, Abu Muhammad 'Abdullah ibn 'Abd ar-Rahman (died 255/869): Musnad ad-Darimi (= Sunan ad-Darimi). 4 vols. Riyadh 1421/2000: Dar al-Mughni li-n-Nashr wa-t-Tauzi'.
Ibn Abi Shaybah, Abu Bakr (died 235/850): al-Kitab al-musannaf fi l-ahadith wa-l-athar. 7 vols. Riyadh 1409/1988: Maktabat ar-Rushd.
Ibn Abi Shaybah, Abu Bakr (died 235/850): Musnad Ibn Abi Shaybah. 2 vols. Riyadh 1997: Dar al-Watan.
Ibn Majah, Abu 'Abdillah Muhammad (died 273/887): Sunan Ibn Majah. 2 vols. Cairo: Dar Ihya' al-Kutub al-'Arabiyyah. [revised edition by al-Maktabatu sh-Shamilah, date of publication not identified]
Ibn Zanjawayh, Humaid ibn Makhlad ibn Qutaibah (died 251/865): al-Amwal li-bni Zanjawayh. Riyadh 1406/1986: Markaz al-Malik Faisal li-l-Buhuth wa-d-Dirasat al-Islamiyyah.
Malik ibn Anas, Abu 'Abdillah (died 179/796): Muwatta' al-Imam Malik. Beirut 1406/1985: Dar Ihya' at-Turath al-'Arabi.
Muslim, ibn al-Hajjaj an-Naisaburi (died 261/875): al-Musnad as-sahih al-mukhtasar bi-naqli l-'adl 'ani l-'adl ila Rasuli-llah – sallallahu 'alayhi wa-sallam (= Sahih Muslim). 5 vols. Beirut 1374/1954: Dar Ihya' at-Turath al-'Arabi.
An-Nasa'i, Abu 'Abd ar-Rahman Ahmad (died 303/916): as-Sunan al-kubra. 12 vols. Beirut 1421/2001: Mu'assasat ar-Risalah.
Sa'id ibn Mansur, Abu 'Uthman (died 227/842): Sunan Sa'id ibn Mansur. 2 vols. Mumbai 1403/1982: ad-Dar as-Salafiyyah – al-Hind.
At-Tabarani, Abu l-Qasim (died 360/971): al-Mu'jam al-kabir. 25 vols. Cairo: Maktabat Ibn Taymiyyah. [revised edition by al-Maktabatu sh-Shamilah, date of publication not identified]
At-Tabarani, Abu l-Qasim (died 360/971): al-Mu'jam al-ausat. 10 vols. Cairo 1415/1995: Dar al-Haramain.
At-Tirmidhi, Abu 'Isa Muhammad ibn 'Isa (died 279/893): Sunan at-Tirmidhi. 5 vols. Cairo 1395/1975: Sharikat Maktabat wa-Matba'at Mustafa al-Babi al-Halabi.
'Abdu r-Razzaq, ibn Hammam as-San'ani (died 211/827): al-Musannaf. 11 vols. Beirut 1403/1982: al-Majlis al-'Ilmi – al-Hind.
Works on the Biographical Evaluation of Narrators ('Ilmu r-Rijal or al-Jarhu wa-t-Ta'dil)
Al-Mizzi, Abu l-Hajjaj Yusuf ibn 'Abd ar-Rahman (died 742/1342): Tahdhib al-kamal fi asma' ar-rijal. 35 vols. Beirut 1400/1980: Mu'assasat ar-Risalah.
Others
Abu Mus'ab as-Suri, 'Umar 'Abd al-Hakim: Da'wat al-muqawamah al-islamiyyah al-'alamiyyah. (1425/2004): 1604 pages. [online edition, place of publication not identified]